Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 08:54

General

  • Target
    OperaGXSetup (2).exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260724-kt4ckswdpg
  • SHA256 90ecca262f3eed47a9431f5a0f887a004f23d8d3475947b96c010dae43c9cc41
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaGXSetup (2).exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OperaGXSetup (2).exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5448
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8452B509\installer.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8452B509\installer.exe --server-tracking-blob=MmRmNTNiMjUyYzIzZjY5ZmZiNGFhZGFmMzNkZGZiNzZkMWQxY2I0Nzc2MjAyYTI1NWM5OThjNzhlMGJkMGVjZjp7ImNvdW50cnkiOiJVUyIsImVkaXRpb24iOiJzdGQtMiIsImZhc3Rfb25ib2FyZGluZyI6e30sImluc3RhbGxlcl9uYW1lIjoiT3BlcmFHWFNldHVwLmV4ZSIsInByb2R1Y3QiOiJvcGVyYV9neCIsInF1ZXJ5IjoiL29wZXJhX2d4L3N0YWJsZS9lZGl0aW9uL3N0ZC0yP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9UFdOZ2FtZXMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1wYSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UFdOX1VTX1NWUl85NDgxX0REXzExODAmdXRtX2lkPTU2ZTc0NGVhZjJiZjRlZTFiZmZlNTNjZjNlZTkwNmVjIiwidGltZXN0YW1wIjoiMTc4NDg4MjQ1OS41MzA4IiwidXNlcmFnZW50IjoiTW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzE1MC4wLjAuMCBTYWZhcmkvNTM3LjM2IEVkZy8xNTAuMC4wLjAiLCJ1dG0iOnsiY2FtcGFpZ24iOiJQV05fVVNfU1ZSXzk0ODFfRERfMTE4MCIsImlkIjoiNTZlNzQ0ZWFmMmJmNGVlMWJmZmU1M2NmM2VlOTA2ZWMiLCJtZWRpdW0iOiJwYSIsInNvdXJjZSI6IlBXTmdhbWVzIn0sInV1aWQiOiJjZWQwOTgwMC02ZmNjLTQ5ZDItOGRlYy0zNTQ0MDRjYjliYWQifQ==
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4568
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8452B509\installer.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8452B509\installer.exe --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector-2.opera.com/ --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=133.0.5932.81 --initial-client-data=0x2a0,0x2a4,0x2a8,0x27c,0x2ac,0x7ff645e3cd88,0x7ff645e3cd94,0x7ff645e3cda0
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4964
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\7a26e4be-bc0d-41ef-a25b-5d68d48f5f41 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\7a26e4be-bc0d-41ef-a25b-5d68d48f5f41 Opera GX Installer Temp\installer.exe" --version
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5304

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8452B509\installer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 b2ef4520d58bc51ca5ab413180576aaae68dc78567183443629961f3e936d882
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH